Avoiced velar lateral fricative is a rareconsonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in theInternational Phonetic Alphabet that traditionally represents this sound is ⟨ʟ̝⟩, though in theextIPA, ⟨𝼄̬⟩ is preferred.

Features of a voiced velar lateral fricative:

• Itsmanner of articulation isfricative, which means it is produced by constricting air flow through a narrow channel at the place of articulation, causingturbulence.
• Itsplace of articulation isvelar, which means it is articulated with the back of thetongue (the dorsum) at thesoft palate.
• Itsphonation is voiced, which means the vocal cords vibrate during the articulation.
• It is anoral consonant, which means that air is not allowed to escape through the nose.
• It is alateral consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream over the sides of the tongue, rather than down the middle.
• Itsairstream mechanism ispulmonic, which means it is articulated by pushing air only with theintercostal muscles andabdominal muscles, as in most sounds.

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